Taliban, Militia Clash in South, Killing 3
From Times Wire Reports
About 80 Taliban fighters attacked a district chief’s office in southern Afghanistan, sparking a two-hour gun battle with a pro-government militia that claimed three lives, an official said.
The insurgents launched the assault at 1 a.m. in Miana Shien district, about 60 miles north of Kandahar, firing assault rifles and heavy machine guns before retreating around 3 a.m.
One militia fighter was killed and two wounded, while two Taliban were killed and three wounded, district chief Shadi Khan said.
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